Here's a 5', 3-belly cow whip with an 18" cocobolo handle, 20" weighted fall, and 8" Fast-Flight cracker. It has a shot loaded core. The whip has… Read more "Sandstone"
Author: Mark Elliott
Paramedic, husband and father, whipmaker, skeptic, perpetual student, bird photographer. Pretty good medic and whipmaker, skeptical to the point of cynicism, hit and miss on the others. Lived in the Texas Panhandle since a was a kid, a stranger in a strange land.
Silverado
Here's an 8 ft. nylon bullwhip in black and silver. It has 2 plaited bellies over a shot loaded core, 16 plait overlay with several pattern changes… Read more "Silverado"
Bernie
I never met Bernie, or even corresponded with him, but because of a series of videos he thoughtfully made in the years before he died, I feel… Read more "Bernie"
Drifter
Drifter is a 10-foot cow whip in rust and sky blue with a 14-inch African Blackwood handle. It is whip number 38. Drifter is built around a… Read more "Drifter"
Texas Tea
Here's a 6-1/2 ft. snake whip with a 16 plait overlay in black and gold. Whip #37 has a twisted-tapered core, 2 plaited bellies, an English eye… Read more "Texas Tea"
Little Dogie
Little Dogie is whip #36, a 6 ft cow whip of black nylon with a 12" padauk handle. This whip has a twisted tapered core with no… Read more "Little Dogie"
Harlequin
Here is whip # 35, a 7 ft. cow whip made from deerskin. It has a 6 strand 4 ft twisted-tapered core bound with leaded line and… Read more "Harlequin"
Rawhide
Here's a 8 ft kangaroo hide whip, 3 plaited kangaroo hide bellies, and a 16 plait kangaroo hide overlay. This is whip # 34. It has a… Read more "Rawhide"
Rawhider’s Gathering
Earlier this month I attended a rawhider's gathering in Decatur, Texas, organized by Clint Haverty. Clint has been organizing this particular gathering for several years now. This… Read more "Rawhider’s Gathering"
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